The National Association for Hispanic Elderly/Asociacion Nacional Pro Personas Mayores (NAFHE/ANPPM) is looking for a Regional Program Coordinator in Lafayette, Louisiana to implement and oversee NAFHE/ANPPMs Senior Community Services Employment Program (SCSEP). This is an exciting opportunity to help open a new office serving a workforce development project in Southwest Louisiana.

Participants in SCSEP are 55 years and older who are provided, on average, 16 to 20 hours of paid community service in term limited jobs at local host agencies, either not-for-profit organizations or governmental agencies. In exchange, the host organization provides participants with in-kind on-the-job training. During their participation, the participants are assisted and mentored by NAFHE/ANPPM staff to leverage the experience towards permanent employment.

Specifically, the Regional Program Coordinator will:

• Assist in Opening a new regional office
• Recruit, identify, and vet candidates who qualify in the work training program
• Identify, maintain and manage partnerships with local government agencies and not-for-profit host organizations
• Identify, maintain and manage relationships with local businesses as well as business associations to seek and create permanent jobs for participants in the program
• Develop information and outreach campaigns; organize community events
• Manage field office staff, administrative program participants, interns, volunteers, and other paid staff
• Collect, input, and submit program data and track progress to fulfill federal grant requirements

The ideal candidate will have:

• Minimum of three to five years experience managing a staff of two to five employees
• Background or experience in community organizing; job placement programs; or social work
• Data entry into cloud-based database systems
• Interpret and analyze demographic and market data to support outreach campaigns
• Existing relationships with community and neighborhood-based organizations within the community served is a plus
• Proficient in Microsoft Office 365 and other cloud-based technology products
• Virtual meeting technology, both hosting and participating
• Ability for regional travel when required
• Associate or bachelor’s degree preferred but not required
• Experience with federally funded programs and or case management systems preferred
• Bi-lingual in Spanish and English preferred